Species Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873)

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• Gelechia operculella Zeller, P.C. 1873. [Details not found]. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 23 [261] [intro. accident].
• Gelechia terrella Walker, F. 1864. Tineites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 30: 836-1096 [incl. Index to parts 27-30] [1024].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH ♂, Moreton Bay.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Bradley, J.D. 1966. Some changes in the nomenclature of British Lepidoptera. Part 4. Entomologist's Gazette 17: 213-235 [227].
• Bryotropha solanella Boisduval, J.B.A.D. de 1874. [Details not found]. Soc. Centr. Hort Nov. 1874.
• Gelechia tabacella Ragonot, E.L. 1879. [Details not known]. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 5 9: cxlvi-cxlvii.
• Gelechia sedata Butler, A.G. 1880. On two small consignments of Lepidoptera from the Hawaiian Islands. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 17: 6-9 [560].
• Phthorimaea epicentra Meyrick, E. 1909. Descriptions of Transvaal Microlepidoptera. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2: 1-28 [***check if correct reference***].

General References

Nielsen, E.S., Edwards, E.D. & Rangsi, T.V. (eds) 1996. Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia. Monographs on Australian Lepidoptera. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Vol. 4 xiv 529 pp. & CD-ROM. [112] (Note #166: Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller, 1873). The valid name for this species was discussed by Hodges (1967) and by Bradley (1966). Under the Code Art. 59 P. operculella (Zeller) should continue to be used although the older Gelechia terrella Walker; 1864 is no longer a secondary homonyn of Tinea terrella [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 as it was between 1852 and 1870 when both were placed in Gelechia)

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